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Adjective: faltering  fól-tu-ring or fol-tu-ring
  1. Unsteady in speech or action
Noun: faltering  fól-tu-ring or fol-tu-ring
  1. The act of pausing uncertainly
    - hesitation, waver, falter
Verb: falter  fól-tu(r) or fol-tu(r)
  1. Be unsure or weak
    "Their enthusiasm is faltering";
    - waver
     
  2. Move hesitatingly, as if about to give way
    - waver
     
  3. Walk unsteadily, tripping repeatedly
    "The drunk man faltered about";
    - stumble, bumble
     
  4. Speak haltingly
    "The speaker faltered when he saw his opponent enter the room";
    - bumble, stutter, stammer

Derived forms: falterings

See also: unsteady

Type of: balk, baulk [Brit], hesitate, mouth, move, pause, speak, talk, utter, verbalise [Brit], verbalize, waffle [N. Amer, informal], walk, waver

Encyclopedia: Falter, Martin